English 3 Semester 2 - This Week

Week of January 24, 2011 - First Day of Spring Semester!!

Monday, January 24

  • First semester grade sheets
  • Binder clean-out
  • The Wonderful World of Pronouns!
    • Nouns, Pronouns, and Antecedents
    • Subjective pronouns for subjects in sentences/Objective pronouns for objects in sentences
    • Deciding which pronoun to use
      • In compound structures that may cause confusion:
        • She and I laughed at him and her.
    • Homework - Pronoun and Antecedent worksheet
      • Front - Use classnotes to fill out p. 1 (or consult any online source for Pronouns and Antecedents)
      • Back - Testing each pronoun separately, decide if a pronoun is incorrect. If so, cross it out and write the correct one above it.
Tuesday, January 25
  • Reading Minutes
  • Pronoun Review
    • Double-check homework's Pronoun and Antecedent worksheet [using transparency]
    • ACT review book - highlight the Subjective, Objective, and Possessive pronouns on p. 58
    • Pocket Manual - highlight the Subjective, Objective, and Possessive Pronouns on p. 36. Study the bottom of p. 36 "Compound Word Groups" for a review of how to test for the correct pronoun.
  • Homework - For each of the listed Compound Word Groups, write 1 sentence that uses the phrases correctly.
Wednesday, January 26
  • Review of Pronouns for Thursday's quiz - Using Subjective and Objective Pronouns Correctly
  • Homework -
    • From any newspaper or magazine, copy sentences that have 5 subjective and 5 objective pronouns in them. More than one pronoun may be in each sentence, but you will still end up with 5 and 5. Label each subjective and objective pronoun.
    • Study classnotes, ACT and Manual pages, and pronoun homework worksheets for Friday's quiz
      • Practice listing the Subjective and Objective pronouns from memory.
Thursday, January 27
  • Reading Minutes and Journaling
  • Materials list for Second Semester. Materials check on Tuesday, February 1.
  • Homework -
    • Study classnotes, definitions, mnemonic device, memorize subjective and objective pronouns, ACT and Manual pages, and pronoun homework worksheets for Friday's quiz
    • Online Practice